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My husband has a food truck, and yes it's always a big hit with the wedding guests. He even did my sister's wedding, she wanted a Caribbean style BBQ. People were lining up for their seconds and third helpings. There was one guy went back for the Curried Potatoe salad five times. My sister told me that the guests still go on about how good the food was years later. Hey, good food leads to good times
Hot dogs and hamburgers from a food truck at your wedding is indeed tacky. I agree with you, OP.
Like did thw wedding take place at a baseball game? or a tailgate?
I didn't attend my niece's wedding because it was held an 8 hour drive away from the entire family of both the bride and groom, in a city where no-one known to any of us lived. Then she made it black tie and formal dresses for THE GUESTS. Seriously, what kind of bridezilla tells her guests what to wear? She and her bridesmaids have tried to outdo each other's weddings and this was just one more chance to try and one-up her friends, regardless of how it inconvenienced both families and ALL the guests. And since it was an evening wedding 8 hours from home it required a 2 night stay at a hotel because you can't really attend a wedding exhausted from an 8 hour drive or drive home after. So the cost to attend the wedding would include: gas or airfare for 2 to the city and back again, a new formal dress, a new suit or a tux rental, 2 nights at a hotel in a large overpriced city, and a gift. And since the bride never even sent us a congratulations card after our wedding, or a thank you note EVER in her life, or a Christmas/birthday/or any other type of card in her 35 years of life, I declined. I viewed her invitation as a request for a gift, or an obligation to the family. She did not invite HER OWN FATHER (my brother), a fact I didn't find out until after I'd already declined. Now that's tacky.
I got married over 30 years ago. In the South, that's how it was done! You had cake, punch, nuts, butter mints and maybe cheese straws. (When my daughter got married, I jokingly said she MUST have butter mints, and by golly, she did! lol) Being in a Methodist church, alcohol wasn't an option. We also got married at 2:00. My wedding director (a Great Aunt) said that at 2:00, they don't expect you to feed them a meal!
I recently went to some friends' wedding. The reception was in the church fellowship hall with cake, finger foods, punch AND wine! It was an Episcopal church. A Lutheran minister was behind us in the receiving line when I made a comment about the wine. He said, "Thank God for the Episcopalians!" lol
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That's hilarious, but so true. I am Episcopalian. We have wine at our potlucks. And when a gay male couple who are active parishioners got married a couple of years ago, they had a reception in the parish hall with a champagne fountain in addition to red and white wine and beer, along with with shrimp and fancy appetizers and pasta and a carving station and gorgeous centerpieces. It was FABULOUS!
It was a lavish, over-the-top Hindu wedding with both vegetarian and meat options. Multiple cakes, open bar, and food to die for. Thanks for asking.
My coworker and her husband returned to India to get married. I could not believe the pictures of the wedding! There were huge receptions in different places almost every night for two weeks. You Hindus know how to par-tee!
I didn't attend my niece's wedding because it was held an 8 hour drive away from the entire family of both the bride and groom, in a city where no-one known to any of us lived. Then she made it black tie and formal dresses for THE GUESTS. Seriously, what kind of bridezilla tells her guests what to wear? She and her bridesmaids have tried to outdo each other's weddings and this was just one more chance to try and one-up her friends, regardless of how it inconvenienced both families and ALL the guests. And since it was an evening wedding 8 hours from home it required a 2 night stay at a hotel because you can't really attend a wedding exhausted from an 8 hour drive or drive home after. So the cost to attend the wedding would include: gas or airfare for 2 to the city and back again, a new formal dress, a new suit or a tux rental, 2 nights at a hotel in a large overpriced city, and a gift. And since the bride never even sent us a congratulations card after our wedding, or a thank you note EVER in her life, or a Christmas/birthday/or any other type of card in her 35 years of life, I declined. I viewed her invitation as a request for a gift, or an obligation to the family. She did not invite HER OWN FATHER (my brother), a fact I didn't find out until after I'd already declined. Now that's tacky.
There is really no point in complaining about a wedding you did not even attend.
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. I was thinking ostentatious, but gaudy fits. 
